They may have been friends, and Nansen may have had a crush on her, but hey, Kathleen was a vivacious and sociable lady, she had a lot of pals, it doesn't mean she was banging all of them, GOSH!

The author chooses to pick a “hero” Daniel Deniehy and contrasted his work to that of the obnoxious “hero” William Wentworth. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.Despite the premise of the book, I found myself repeatedly blown away by some of the unexpected revelations.

In pursuit of fame and glory, he blithely led a team of men to miserable deaths because he simply didn't have the practical knowledge that Norwegians involved in exploration had at the time.Of course, he would scoff at the idea that he himself is any kind of hero yet here we are at the nub of the problem.